Book Buzz: 'Big Little Lies' heading to the big screen

Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies -- which only hit bookshelves July 29 -- has been optioned as a film, Deadline Hollywood reports. Nicole Kidman and her production company Blossom Films, along with Reese Witherspoon and her Pacific Standard company, have picked up the book's screen rights. Witherspoon and Kidman will star in the film, while Moriarty will serve as a producer.

The novel, which lands at No. 3 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books liston Thursday, is the story of three mothers in an Australian seaside town linked by their kindergartners - and what might be a murder. USA TODAY's Roberta Bernstein gave Big Little Lies three out of four stars, calling the book "a fun, engaging and sometimes disturbing read."